Telegram to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and Others[1]

(April 1, 1939)

Regarding the enemy's plundering of assets and resources, seizure of raw materials, operation of industries, issuance of paper currency, and forcible conscription of able-bodied men in the occupied areas to replenish their military supplies and ranks—what exactly is the specific extent of their effectiveness? Please collect materials and provide a summary by telegram. Also, request that from now on, Party, government, and military organs pay close attention to such materials and supply them at any time for reference.

[1] This is the main content of Mao Zedong's telegram to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and others concerning the collection of materials from enemy-occupied areas.